About a year ago, stimulated by the EVU Congress
in Bratislava, Ulrika Granström founded a regional group
of the Swedish Vegetarian Society in Oerebro. Following is her
short report on the first year of activity.

"The Oerebro division of the SVF has been operating
for a year now. There are about 60 members from Oerebro and
the neighbouring municipalities. There have been monthly meetings,
excursions, lectures, buffets at Christmas and Easter. Quite
a few of the participants come from other countries like Finland
and Turkey. We are convinced that we can learn a lot from vegetarians
from other countries.

There is a study circle of vegetarian cooking,
which is very instructive. It is fun to exchange experiences
and ideas. We are looking forward to many exciting experiments
in vegetarian cooking this autumn. There will also be lectures
on vegetarian nutrition.

Some of us cultivate our own produce. On the plain
of Narke there are good facilities for ecological cultivation
of vegetables, fruit and berries for household use.

In September there will be a two-day seminar on
vegetarianism and matters related to the health movement in
Sweden. It will be organized by the SVF, Veganfrieningen and
Hälsofränjandet in common. The seminar is going to
take place at Grythyltan. Some miles north-west of Oerebro there
is "The House of Meals", where cooks and chefs and restaurant
staff receive training at an academic level. At the seminar
there will be excellent lectures, an exhibition on vegetarianism
its history and the vision of its future. There will even be
a competition among cooks in vegetarian cooking.